Humanities & the Arts
Spring 2013
All courses on this list are approved for General Education credit on a campus-wide basis. However, individual Colleges or curricula may require specific courses or course categories. Students should consult their advisors about selecting the general education courses which best fit their programs of study.
Effective Summer/Fall 2018: Undergraduates newly admitted in Summer/Fall 2018 or later (note this includes both freshman as well as transfers matriculating in Summer/Fall 2018 and after) need to complete one course in Non-Western Cultures; one course in US Minority Cultures; and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.
Undergraduate students who matriculated Spring 2018 or prior need to complete one course in Non-Western or US Minority Cultures and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.
Courses are added as they are approved.
- ACP - Advanced Composition
- HUM - Humanities and the Arts
- HP - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
- LA - Literature and the Arts
- SBS - Social and Behavioral Sciences
- BSC - Behavioral Sciences
- SS - Social Sciences
- NAT - Natural Sciences and Technology
- LS - Life Sciences
- PS - Physical Sciences
- CS - Cultural Studies
- NW - Non-Western Culture(s)
- US - US Minority Cultures
- WCC - Western/Comparative Culture(s)
- QR - Quantitative Reasoning
- QR1 - Quantitative Reasoning I
- QR2 - Quantitative Reasoning II
spring 2013 → HUM → HP
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 295 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 105 | World Archaeology | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 157 | The Archaeology of Illinois | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 223 | Exploring African Cities | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 275 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| ARCH 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| AAS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| CLCV 116 | The Roman Achievement | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 132 | Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| CLCV 225 | Greco-Roman Demo, Econ, Cult | WCC | HP | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| ESE 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 222 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 227 | Modern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| ECE 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| GWS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| GWS 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| GER 205 | Germany and Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 106 | Modern Latin America | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 140 | Western Civ to 1660-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 141 | Western Civ to 1660 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 142 | Western Civ Since 1660 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 143 | Western Civ Since 1660-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 172 | US Hist Since 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 173 | US Hist Since 1877-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 222 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 227 | Modern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 256 | Britain and World Since 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 258 | 20thC World to Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 260 | History of Russia | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 267 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 272 | Twentieth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| HIST 314 | Material Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| LA 220 | Exploring African Cities | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| LLS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LING 210 | Language History | HP | ||||||
| MACS 264 | Economics of the Media | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| NRES 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 100 | Intro to Philosophy-ACP | ACP | HP | |||||
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 102 | Logic and Reasoning | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 103 | Logic and Reasoning QR II | HP | QR2 | |||||
| PHIL 105 | Introduction to Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PHIL 201 | Philosophy in Literature | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 206 | Early Modern Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 214 | Biomedical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| PS 270 | Intro to Political Theory | HP | ||||||
| RLST 106 | Archaeology and the Bible | ACP | HP | |||||
| RLST 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 121 | Introduction to Christianity | HP | ||||||
| RLST 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 201 | Hebrew Bible in English | HP | ||||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 224 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 270 | Religion, Ethics, Environment | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 275 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| TSM 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP |
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